April 2026 – Kinstellar has advised AJFH, the family office of entrepreneur and investor Andrej Jovanović, on the successful closing of its acquisition of Imlek, a leading dairy producer in Southeast Europe, from MidEuropa Partners. AJFH acted as...
April 2026 – Advent finalises the acquisition of TBI Bank across Bulgaria and Romania. Kinstellar together with Milbank as lead counsel assisted throughout the entire process, including obtaining regulatory approvals in Bulgaria and Romania for the...
April 2026 – The Czech Competition Authority (CCA) has prepared a landmark draft amendment to the Czech Competition Act. This is arguably the most ambitious overhaul of Czech competition law in over two decades, and the three pillars below are ones...
April 2026 – Relatively recent enforcement activity of the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition (the “Commission”) has brought renewed attention to buyer and supply relations in shaping market outcomes.
March 2026 – Over the past four years, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine ("AMC") has significantly intensified enforcement against so-called "gun-jumping" violations, in which mergers or acquisitions occur prior to obtaining AMC approval. This...
March 2026 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that it has advised certain companies within the Schwarz Group, the leading international retail group, on their acquisition of a majority stake in Supermarket La Cocos, a dynamic and fast-growing Romanian...
February 2025 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that Sebastian Reiter, a highly regarded competition and dispute resolution lawyer, has joined the firm’s Vienna office as a Partner. His arrival further strengthens Kinstellar’s Austrian team, expands...
January 2026 – The final quarter of 2025 marked a period of significant competition law developments in Romania, with enforcement actions focusing on vertical restraints and “no-poach” agreements, alongside important merger control decisions in...
January 2026 – Kinstellar has advised Foxway, a leading provider of sustainable technology solutions, on the acquisition of All Birotic Devices Trade & Service (ABD), a Romanian company specializing in the refurbishment of IT devices to premium...
December 2025 – Our valued clients and industry contacts remained firmly in mind as the Czech Competition team put together this autumn 2025 edition of our Competition Newsletter. The aim here is to offer a clear and engaging look at what has been happening...